Air-operated toy



Nov 1, 1927.

l. E. COHN AIR OPERATED TOY Filed July 21, 1926 i INVENTOR Ir-WinZI 07072 WITNESSES ATTORNEYS Patented 1, 1927.

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l telti I WIN E. COHN, or New YORK, n. Y.

' 1 AIR- OPERAT ED TOY.

Application filed July 21,

My invention relates particularly to atoy of the type Which affords faoilities'for making use of air to'sound a Whistle and to actuate a movable element simultaneously and,

it consists in the combinations, constructions and arrangements herein described and claimed. h

object of the invention isthe provision of a toy of the character described in Whlch all the movable elements are completely housedaud protected from injury and the, elements of the toy that are intended to be displayed are Visible at all times.

A further object of the invention is the provision in'atoy of thecharacter described of a novel and highly efficient means for directing the flovi ofthe exhaust air from the vent of a Whistle to eflect the operation of an; air rnot'or-,siniultaneously Withfthe sounding of the histle. l y I A still further object of theinVentio-n the provision of autoy of the character described which has the general appearance of Y a toy rattle and is adapted to be carried in 25 thehand eta user in substantially the-seine Q manner as a toy rattle. l y A still further object of the invention is the provision of a toy ofthe character deg scribed which is simple in-construction, reli- 39 able use, not likelyto get out oforder eaeilyyeaa thoroughly :erectic'al' conirner (fatally; r Genet-objects and adyantages oi? the-irivem tree will beapp'arent from the following description, eonstderectin conjunction-- vwith the accompanyin drawings, in which a 1 Figure lisa perspective View of the im proved toy, 7 v l Figure 2 is: a longitudinal vertical section through the toy, and i y I i I Figure 3- is a fragmentary horizontal section through'the toy. I P

The improved toy' i ncludes a housing which comprises subetantien cylindrical body-'1 which is show -nin the drawiirg' beingdi'sposed vertically. The may-1 is closed its lower end by a bottom cap 2 and at its u ppe'rencl 'by atop'cap The top cap: aean be emovedmanually b-u't the bottom cap 2 preferablyis secured to the a body 1 in any suitableflknown manner and both the caps fit the adjacent ends of. the body tightly so'as to obviate acci'd'entel displacement of the caps from the body..= I *The space Within the body I of the housing isdivided by a horizontal partition plate i;

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contrast With the colors-of the adj acent Wall's 3 the turntable. l

1926. Serial no, 124,043.

into a chamber 5' for an air motor and a; chamber 6 for a turntable 7. The chain-her 6 for the turntable is shown as being located within the body between the partitioh 4 and the upper or removable cap 3. I The aforesaid air motor may eem'p'ri s'e plurality of vanes 8 which are disposed veifl ticallyedgewise and which extend ratli 1y from the lower end portion of a vereeel spindle 9. The spindle 9 extends central-1y of the body 1 through a oent r'alopeflingifi in the plate 4; and has reduced circular iewer' and upper end portions 11 and 12,- r tively, journale'd in bearings 13 14 spectively, said bearings being carried by' 'the central portionsof the bottomand top ca es The opening 10 the partition plate is considerably larger than the portion of the spindle 9 that eiitends' therethrough to permit free rotation er the spindle about its axis. The turntable 7 is shown as being a plate of circular confi gitra tion'having a central opening through Which the spindle 9 extends and in which a portion of the spindle 9 fits tightly so that the turntable 7 will rotate with the spindle and will be disposed horizontally withinthe' chamberG above the partition plate l. A plurality of miniaturefigures 15 which may b chicks as shown in Figures Iaiid 2 or, other desirable miniature ob'jeots'or em;

heels, are mounted on the tu-r'i ita ble 7 to rotate with the lattenandin'ay be arranged in a circular series about the'ce'iiterof the turntable. f r T The bodylan'd the top cap 3 are made of a trans'l arerrt materie1,-- such as celluloid; and the turntable 7, the partition 4 and the bottom cap 2 also" may be made of the same The eleii-ients- Within the theaters 6 and 5 then Will be clearly visible and ifdesi1'ecl=,- the bottom cap 2 may be colored to render it opaque and the body l the top cat) 3, the turntable 7 and the chicks 15 maybe tinted to have some color Which Will contrastwith the color ore-1e bottom cap 2 but i will not render the tinted parts ot-the hous i ng opaque. Thevane's 8 may be colored to of-thechainber 5 and the miniature objects 15 on the turntable may he'coloredsofthat "they will be clearly distinguishable frofrn the adjacent tvallsof the chamberfi and" front A blow tube 16 has'the inner end pertain thereof secured in opening" 17 n the rrtce. y

plate portion of the body 1 of the housing that forms a side wall of the chamber 5. The blow tube 16 tapers slightly toward its outer end and has a mouth piecelS secured thereto at the outer end of the blow tube. A whistle 19 which may be of well known construction and may comprise two joined together convexo-concave centrally apertured plates as shown in Figure 2, fits in the inner end portion of the blow tube 16 at a slight distance from the inner extremity of the blow tube. The blow tube 16 may protrude slightly through the opening 17 into the chamber 5 but terminates outwardly of the circular path in which the outer edges of the vanes 8 will move when the spindle 9 is rotated. A relatively short air deflecting tube of considerably lessarea in cross section than the cross sectional area of the inner end portion of the blow tube 16 is joined at its outer end to the whistle 19 in encircling relation to the exhaust aperture in the whistle 19. As shown to advantage in Figure 3, the air deflector tube 20 is substantially horizontal but is disposed in a direction oblique to the longitudinal axis of the blow tube 16 and extends from the whistle 19 substantially to the inner end of the blow tube 16 so that the exhaust air from the whistle 19 will be discharged into the chamber 5 at an angle oblique to the longitudinal axis of the blow pipe 16. The blow tube 16 extends radially outward from the body 1 and therefore the blasts of' exhaust air from the whistle 19 will tend to move chamber 5 at oneside of the vertical central line of the chamber 5. The vanes 8 extend from the lower portion of the spindle 9 nearly to the inner side wall of the chamber 5 and therefore the exhaust air from the whistle 19 that enters the chamber 5 through the deflector tube 20 will impinge against a face of each vane S as that vane moves in front of the inner end of the deflector tube and a current of air of relatively slight velocity will cause a relatively rapid rotation of the air motor in the chamber 5. The chamber 5 may be provided with air outlet ports in the form of a plurality of vertical.- ly disposed slits 21 and horizontally disposedslits 22 which are formed in the portion of the body 1 which constitutes the side wall of the chamber 5 and which may be spaced circumferentially of thebody 1.

i The blow tube 16 may serve as a handle for use in carrying the device from place to place and inmaintaining the device in a desirable position when it is desired to blow air into the chamber 5 through the blow tube 16, the whistle 19 and the air deflector tube 20; \Vhen the device is carried by means of the blow tube 16, the devicehas the general. appearance of a toy rattle. A ring 23 may be attached to the outer end portion of the blow tube 16 and constitutes a convenient means for suspending the device from a hook not shown, or other fixed suport.

p From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device, the operation thereof may be readily understood. The user of the device may hold it by means of the blow tube 16 with the mouth piece 18 against his lips, and when he blows air through the blow tube 16 and the whistle 19, the whistle will be sounded and at the same time the air motor will be operated at a relatively high speed and the turntable 7 in the chamher 6 with the miniature figures thereon will be turned about the axis of the spindle 9 in the manner of the turntable of a merrygo-round. The movable elements of the toy are completely housed and thus are protected from injury. Although housed, these movable elements are visible and the ('onjoint effect of the sounding of the whistle and the motion of the movable elements of the toy will render the toy extremely attractive to children.

Obviously, my invention is susceptible of embodiment in forms other than that which is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and I therefore consider as my own all such modifications and adaptations thereof as fairly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

1. A toy including a housing comprising a substantially cylindrical body formed of transparent material, caps for the opposite ends of said body, a transparent partition intermediate the ends of said body, dividing the body into upper and lower chambers, said partition having a central opening, bearings at the inner sides of the central portions of said caps, a spindle extending through the central opening of the partition and having reduced end portions journaled in said cap bearings, a turntable in the upper chamber and secured to said spindle between said partition and the upper one of said caps, an air motor in the lower chamber and carried by the spindle between the central partition and the lower cap, a blow tube connected at one end with the lower chamber of the cylindrical body for delivering air into said chamber against the air motor, said cylinder having apertures leading into the lower chamber adjacent to said air motor for the escape of the air that has been used to actuate said air motor, and a whistle in the blow tube adjacent to the inner or discharge end thereof.

2. A toy including a housing comprising a substantially cylindrical body formed of transparent material, caps for the opposite ends of. said body, a transparent partition intermediate the ends of said body, said partition having acentral opening, bearings at the inner sides of the central portions of said caps, a spindle extending through the central opening of the body and having reduced end portions journaled in said bearings, a turntable secured to said spindle between said partition andone of said caps, an air motor carried by the spindle between the partition and the other cap, and means for delivering a blast of air into said housing against said air motor for causing rotation of said spindle. I

3. A toy including a housing comprising a substantially cylindrical body formed of transparent material, caps for the opposite ends of said body, a transparent partition I intermediate the ends of said body, said partition having a central opening, bearings at the inner sides of the central portions of said caps,.a spindle extending through the central opening of the body and having reduced endvportions journaled insaidbearings, a turntable secured to said spindle between said partition and one of said caps,

an air motor carried by the spindle between the partition and the other cap, and means for delivering a blast of air into said housing against said air motor for causing rotation of saidspindle, the cap nearest tosaid turntable, the partition and the turntable all being formed of transparent material.

4. Atoy includingra housing comprising a substantially cylindrical body formed of transparent material, caps for the opposite ends of said body, aitransparent partition intermediate the ends of said body, said partition having a central opening, bearings at the inner s des of the central portions of said caps, a spindle extending through the central opening of the body and having reduced end portions journaled in said bearings, aturntable secured to said spindle be tween said partition and one of'said caps,

an air motor carried by the spindlebetween the partition and the other cap, a blow tube connected With said housing for delivering air into said housing against said air motor.

5. A toy comprising a housing having a substantially cylindrical body formed of transparent material, an air motor mounted in said housing body, a combined blow tube and handle connected with said body and extending radially outward from the body,

and an obliquely disposed air deflector tube in the discharge end portion of said blow tube for delivering air into said housing body against the air motor at one side of the body against the air motor at oneside of the axis of rotation of the air motor, said housing body having a circumferentially spaced series of outlet openings for the escape of the air that has been used to actuate said air motor.

IRWIN E; ooHN, 

